Author Archives: Puni Rajah

Large numbers of workers around the world are now self-identified or de facto digital nomads. That is, they work across national boundaries, with clients in multiple countries. Their own geographical location does not affect either what they do, or their client list. Like the big multinational companies, these individuals and small companies trade and operate

Regular readers of this website will know that we are big fans of awards, particularly for city governments, and in support of innovation. Indeed, we have often covered them in the past. It should, therefore, be no surprise to see that we are taking an interest in Amazon Web Services’ City on a Cloud award,

Never mind climate- or carbon-neutral, Stockholm is going climate-positive. The city’s mayor and government have set an ambitious target: Stockholm should be free of fossil fuels by 2040. But what can the rest of us learn from Stockholm’s journey? Here are ten takeaways. The journey towards being climate positive is a long one – It requires

Berlin has embraced ‘smart’ in a big way. Starting from the idea that open data is vital to driving and supporting innovation, the city has now truly earned the title ‘smart city’. Berlin aspires to being a “laboratory for 21st century urban living”, and young people from across Europe are flocking there, away from traditional

Sometimes you could be forgiven for thinking that becoming a Smart City was a goal in itself. There is a lot of talk about what technology can do, and how things will work, but not always any consideration of why this is important. The most successful Smart Cities—think Rio de Janeiro or Barcelona—are intent on

We are enjoying one of the most peaceful periods in history. Global violence is at an all-time low and it continues to decline. Deaths from war are at an historic low too. Yet there are some parts of the world, particularly inner city areas, where the number of violent deaths is rising fast. In his